Bed construction



Feb. 25, 1930.

- M. BOWERS, NOW BY MARRIAGE M. B. WALSWORTH BED CONSTRUCTION Filed April 10, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l Inventor yflfy B0 wen:

A itorney Feb. 25, 1930. 1,748,537

M. BowERs, NOW BY MARRIAGE M. awALswoRTl-l BED CONSTRUCTION Filed April 10, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor M621 y B owers A iiorney Patented Feb.,2l5, ll930 x 1 74 55 7 ARY nownnsnow BY MAnnrAeE MARY BowERs WALSWORTH, or Anson,

NEBRASKA Y H Ban cons'rrwc'rion 'Applicati'onfiled A ru 10, 1929. seria No. 354,084. This invention relatesjto new and usefulmaterial, which is adapted to be trained over improvements in beds and moreparticularly a palr of rolls 88. Arranged around the f to a novel mattress and spring unit for beds. web 7 is anendless mattress 9,'constructed of l The principal object of this inventionis to sultable material. The rolls 8 are arranged {provide a combination mattress and spring each on a suitable polygonal shapedbar 10 55 ient manner;

construction for beds wherein a fresh mat-' which hasits ends 11' reduced-and rounded;

tress surfacemay be provided whenever the for engagement within the hook members 5,

occasion arises without the necessity of rein the manner shownin dotted lines in Figure moving the mattress from the bed. a r 5. The rounded ends are also squared at a 0 Another important object of the invention their extremities to permit the engagement 6Qv is to provide a zbed structure including a therewith of a crank handle 12. v p

novel spring and'mattress construction which It will thus be seen that by disposing the can be manipulated in a quick and convenrolls through the mattress and spring structure substantially in the manner shown in 15 These and other objects ofthe invention Figure 2 and the rounded ends of the rolls 5 cl'aime'd hereinafter;

- I is mounted."

view through one of the bed'posts. ranged around said web;

will become more apparent to the readerafter engaged within the hooks 5, the mattress and considering the invention, as described and spring construction may be stretched to the a 1 r v proper tautnes's by adjusting thescrews 66. In'the drawi ngs: 4 y Furthermore, it is to be understod that 20 Figure 1 represents atop plan view o'fthe various changes in the specific, shape, size and '70:

. novel bed construction partly broken awayto materials may be made :without departingshow the spring; V

v Figure 2 is a fragmentary side elevation claimed hereinafter. v I

I of the improvedbed construction. W What is claimed as new is:

i 2 Figure 3represents a longitudinal sectional 1. A bed construction-of the characterde 7 5 V g I view through one of the rolls uponwhich the scribed comprising abedstead,a pair of rolls improved mattress and spring construction ro atably mounted onsaidbedstead, an endv I a less web of relativelystrong material trained Figure 4 represents a horizontal sectional r aiCl rolls, and an endless mattress a r' Figure 5 represents a fragmentary vertical A bed construction of thecharacter de- 1 sectional view through one of the posts and l B l c mp ls g 'b t dm pair of rolls showing in side elevationlthe means for supr t ly mounted on Said bedstead, an endporting and adjusting therolls. less web of open mesh material trainedover Referring to the drawings wherein like Sibld T0118, d a m t ress attached to the said 851 numerals designate like parts,-it will be seen We that-for the purpose ofillustration abedc'om- In testimony whereof Iaflix my signature: f

prising-the four -post s 3 and the connecting I I V MARY BOWERS. rails 4 are shown to properly illustrate the v c r a l V e 40 association therewith ofthe present inven-' V r v i 90' otion. Eachpost 3 as shown in Figure '5'has a hook member 5 secured theretoby a pair of screws 6 6, which may be fed into the post i. or outwardly th'ereof'to vary the spacedrelation of the foot'membe'r5withrespectthereto I i l i in thevo'perat'ion of tightening or loosening the hereinafter described combination mat trees and spring construction.

'Themattress and spring construction in- V V I a r I a v eludes an endless web? ofsuitable foraminous p I. j f 1010 from thespirit and scope of the invention as 

